Interview 34507 – Caption Index: 473
Is there still a wild out there or have the majority of wild spaces kind of been turned into managed wild zoos?… Read More
Is there still a wild out there or have the majority of wild spaces kind of been turned into managed wild zoos?… Read More
Oh, I think there’s still wild out there for, I if you’re talking about charismatic land mammals, that, that, that’s where, that’s where it gets tricky because elephants, lions, tigers, bears wolves. Wolves for instance, you know, we put ’em, we put ’em back, but the habitat’s much smaller and… Read More
We would’ve had more elephants to put in. There were a lot of issues about, we had a, we finally had a good location in Florida, but then we didn’t, we just didn’t have the right people running it. Talked about conservation wild. Read More
I wish Mark Reed was here. ’cause we were both chairs of that National Elephant Center initiative for many years. It was probably our biggest disappointment. We, if we had done it earlier, mark would agree, when there was a need to place elephants, we, we instead the animal rights… Read More
A national elephant breeding center?… Read More
If you’re in the northern climate, you might wanna focus on animals that do better in, in cold weather and don’t suffer in the summer. So I, yeah, space can be a problem. But what I would do with space is I would do something like get couple of 20,000,… Read More
And one of the biggest enrichment you can have from mammals, we’re talking mostly and birds is, is is having them breed and take care of their young. We’re not doing it just so we can have a baby to show the public. That’s nice too. But it really is… Read More
You mentioned and something we’re gonna touch on, why didn’t the American Zoo Association or any organization, why weren’t they successful in setting up a while ago?… Read More
Let’s talk about space. Quality of space is, is different than the amount of space animals need, need space. But certain animals, if the, like, you could give one chimpanzee and acres of land, but if you give him a half an acre with a family, he’s gonna be a… Read More
Something like that. Right? Yeah. If a picture’s worth a thousand words, an experience is worth a thousand pictures. So yeah. So you gotta get ’em out there. We talked about white oak and, and their large space, which they have. Read More
Do you think space continues to be a problem for zoos and aquariums?… Read More
A, a picture’s worth a thousand words. Right?… Read More
It it, you know, a picture, what does it say?… Read More
’cause I went to the Bronx Zoo, I went to the American Museum of Natural History. I still have this postcard that I brought back in second grade of this gorilla in the diorama, the ley hole of mammals. And, you know, little did I know, he went out there… Read More
But today there’s a lot more competition out there with technology and other, you know, OO other venues that provide a lot, maybe more exciting type of thrills. But di Disney is, Disney has that combination. Now they have that Pandora, that avatar ride that is incredible. But, but people… Read More
Again, why am I in the business?… Read More
Do you think every animal in a zoo collection should have a component in the wild of conservation? Every exhibit?… Read More
They want, they wanna make sure that their zoo is, is, is making a difference and, and, and making a difference in their community. Read More
Yeah. Metaphorically. Yes. I, I think that, I mean, if you, if you’ve got a, if you’ve got a frog, if you’ve got frogs and you’re doing something, you, you can do something local with local frog populations. It doesn’t have to be that species. It could just be that… Read More
I mean, kids sometimes just want to get up early and shovel and shovel the, the, the, you know, the feces with the, the animal poop with the, with the keepers. They just love doing that. So I think it’s all part of the, you know, the animals, animals can’t… Read More